aurique
\ɔ.ʁik\
The verdict
“aurique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie une voile qui a quatre côtés ou ralingues, de forme quadrangulaire non symétrique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aurique · aurique · French
aurique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aurique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔ.ʁik\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aurique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔ.ʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie une voile qui a quatre côtés ou ralingues, de forme quadrangulaire non symétrique.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aurique, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aurique, spelled A-U-R-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie une voile qui a quatre côtés ou ralingues, de forme quadrangulaire non symétrique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aurique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La catégorie des voiles auriques comprend les voiles au tiers, les voiles à corne, les voiles houari et les voiles à livarde. Un usage actuel réducteur qualifie à tort de voiles auriques uniquement les voiles à corne.
C'était un bateau déjà ancien, avec la silhouette fine et élancée des goélettes, deux mâts légèrement inclinés en arrière, et deux belles voiles auriques qui claquaient dans le vent.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.